Features - Real World Records

Sheila Chandra recalls her first visit to Real World Studios

A blog by Sheila as part of Real World Tales, marking the label's 25th anniversary in 2014.

Tue, 30 April 19

Music journalist Campbell Stevenson takes a look at the relationship between musicians and family.

Tue, 02 April 19

Music journalist Michael Hann takes a look at the process of creating The Gloaming 3

Wed, 20 February 19

Exploring the lyrics of songs from the debut album by Les Amazones d'Afrique

Fri, 01 March 19

A brief introduction to the music of the Sufi mystics.

Wed, 06 March 19

The Gloaming's third album opens with a song based on a poem of the same name by Liam Ó Muirthile.

Tue, 26 February 19

Algerian singer Abdelli recounts his trip to the Cape Verde Islands and the meeting that would chang...

Mon, 28 January 19

Delving deeper into Bokanté's What Heat with Michael League & Malika Tirolien.

Tue, 22 January 19

Abdel Ali Slimani shares the story of his music journey from Algeria to England.

Thu, 17 January 19

Get to know the music of North Africa with these five essential albums from our catalogue.

Wed, 16 January 19

Producer Søren Kjær Jensen looks at the songs on renowned Somalian ensemble Waaberi's 1997 album.

Sun, 18 November 18

'Ifan' tells the story of Ivan Mishukov, the boy who lived with dogs in the streets of Moscow.

Fri, 16 November 18

We take a look at some of the artists performing at this year's festival.

Mon, 05 November 18

We select some of our finest live recordings from the Real World catalogue.

Wed, 31 October 18